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P«thel imt to the inauguration. Mr. and Mrs. Stanback of Lenoir are here, having con e to witness the nup tials of her sister i Cordelia, Wednesday. Mr. J. E. Smit'li, our genial foreman spent several days in Washington, see ing the inauguration and sights in gen eral.- '3 Rev. D. C. Covington, pastor of Clin ton Chapel is conducting a revival every night Which we Lope will prove success ful. The young ladiie^ are requested to meet 1 residence of Mrs. Clinton on Fri i the day ?ftevnoon at 4 o’clock to reorganize the Y.'W. C. T. U. Miss M. A. Lynch, of Livingstone Col lege desires it to be stated that her broth er is not dead as re ported in last week’s Stab, but is very' low. Mrs. Charity Simmons, one of the most faithful members of Clinton Chapel, died last Sunday evening, and her funeral occurred Monday at 3 o’clock. The ladies of Clinton Chapel gave an Inaugural at the Queen City Hall last Thursday night and realized the neat eum of $22.50. Bishop Harris of Salisbury, Dr. Scot* of the Southwestern Christian Advocate, Rev. H. T. Healing, Editor of the A. M. E. Quarterly Review passed through the city last week. One of our compositors, the same one who walked up from Pineville, N.C., some time since, writes one of his fel low craftsmen from Greenwood, S. C. We know why he went, but how he went and how he’ll return remains to be seen. He left the office “sick.’’ Mr. John Eaddy and daughter, Mrs. iephine Pharr, were called to the city recently by telegram. Mrs. Eaddy was exceedingly ill but has grown some bet ter. Mrs. Pharr came directly from her mother’s-in-la w who was then thought to be at the point of death, ljut who has since also gotten better. Last Sabbath was communion day at Rev. Moss’ church, and at 3 p. m.Dr. G. L. Blackwell preached a very able and soul-stirring sermon from the words “I have mauy things to say unto you, but you cannot bear them now.” It was a royal treat to every true believer. Come again, Doctor. ► The Sunday-school Temperance Union mass meetiug will be held in Friendship Baptist church, on Sunday, March 21st, at 4:30 p. m. A.11 superintendents, teach ers and scholars are expected to attend this meeting. Ministers in the State are earnestly requested to preach a temper ance sermon on that day and pray for the suppression of intemperance. Mrs. R. 0. Beardek, W. C. T. U. State Supt. S. S. Work. Livingstone College Notes. Editor Dancy went to the inaugur tion. Prof. G. L. Blackwell was seen in our midst two weeks ago. Rev. Ardis preached in the chapel two Sundays ago. The Star is hailed with delight by a.l each week. It is the general verdict that it is growing in interest The Living-Stone expects to make its appearance soon. The Exchange Editor -does aotcgnie. Miss Cosy Bavis, of Normal Class ’96. who has been teaching at Concord, N. C., is with us again. She says she is an experienced teacher now. Dr. Goler made a trip to Greensboro two weeks ago. Business, as usual, oi which he seems to have no small amount on hand. Mr. Robt. Warner, brother to Miss A. B. Warner, passed thro’ from Knoxville, Tenn., and visited us. He expresses himself much impressed by all he saw while at the Institution. Miss Gracie Gilliam spent Monday Feb. 22nd, in Concord. She reports s pleasant visit. r Prof- B. A.. Johnson was present al the Cotton Mill Meeting in Concord anc expresses himsolf as being well pleased with the outlook lor it. He predicts s success, having, as it does, men of means and business capacity a; the foundatior of it. He further says that such enter prises as require a great outlay of capita, should have men to support them whc can safely carry them forward during any financial stringency. There is nc doubt of.-tfi iss of the Cotton Mill - The Qarri Friday evening an interesting does. On the to be on examinatio of a flag on which was to : “We build the. lad climb.” It in not ours must remark about the that exists in the society dice is a very dangerous th' shake the foundation of a so will it a literary societ; petty jealousies that detract fiuence of the Society. Let the (Dause for criticism in the future Society mei th,and renderet s it usually what provec jepresentatioi iciety’s mot which wi , but wi The Hood Literary Society met evening, Feb. 26th. The program,Vitl scarcely any exception, was well cars out and could not be otherwise than hn istructive to members and visitors. Tt orations and compositions were good Though not very lengthy, the debate was/airly, good, and sufficed, at least, to arouse a train of thought in the minds pi the - thinking disposed. The subject, “Bhould the President’s Cabinet be non •tisan,” is a live issue and one which mould have no small amount of consid Monday, February 22nd, was observed anniversary of ■*»“***—-*»—• - The pr . T. U., They rum. as follows: 1 [isses Ollie Edwards, Mat tie Soften, Li Ilian Wicks, Maud Clinton, Cora Dunhah, Helen Thompson and Fannie B. Cassell. The young ladies spoke with n tuch fervor and earnestness and would 1: ardly fail to convince one that rum is t le vane of the country. The medal was av arded to Miss Cassell. Pro^. E. Moore, ore of the judges, presented the medal and one could see that he took great pi easure in doing so, being a sincere temperance advocate himself. Miss Mary A. Lynch as president, is in fusing in the members the zeal and love she has for t le.work. The Phyllis Wheatley Literary Socie ty met at the residence of Mrs. Bishop Harris, and carried out a very unique program whi ch consisted of a social in which pers >ns represented different characters,having the name of the char acter repres anted on his or her back. Each one kiew his neighbor, but not himself. It tras something very new and entertaining as well. An evening will be spent wit! t| Poe and Dumas in which, no doubt, th air memory will be d me am ple justice. Another will be spent the following w iek discussing “Our Country and its Yarims Phases,” such as, “Rise and Fall of Political Parties; Its Early History; Its Development in Science, Art and Lit< rature, and Its Perils.” The meeting pro mises to be very instructive and entertai ning, as it bears somewhat in nature t.pon the condition of the inauguration, which will be about that tme. Misii Allen, a lady drummer of Wxlmingtor who is visiting Mrs. Dan cy, was pr< sent at the last meeting and thus added ; nuch to its brilliance. / Some Pointed Suggestions. BY : EDITOR J. C. DANCY. To the Editor of the Star: I write simply to say to Bishop Small that it wan no intention of mine, in referring t> the bishops, in my reply to numerous questions propounded in the Star, to excite any feeling or controversy. If Bishop Small will read my a: tide carefully he will ob serve that the matter was only men tioned incidentally in connection with a great many other reasons which I £ ssigued for the failure of one -of the Church enterprises. I rather fear that there is too much sensitiveness exhibited by some of our men eleva;ed to place and power. I have received some pretty ‘good, hard blow 3 in my brief career—and have delivered some—but I never wince, or oeg for quarter or evade an issue. Until one is raised I never seek to eater a controversy concern ing it. We, none of us need to be too “thin skinned” and beg every question. Let us all have the spirit of the Master in our dealings with one anotier, and illustrate in our lives and conduct a broad charity that will at least enable us to feel our brother’s care. Let th< law be liberally construed, but let ui all try to abide by the law. I say this as an humble layman. How do 1 know that^ amjiot under "tKe law fir daring at all times to do what I h ive honestly believed would best subserve the well-being, honor, security and autonomy of the Church. And yet I have never attacked an individual Church leader, except as the individual ran counter to a well defined t nd recognized Church prin ciple which over-tops and minimizes all individuals. My method of at tack, however, was never through the public prints, but in the private councils of the head of the Church, where I think objections should, al ways b< lodged touching any point of Churc h polity. I do not hesitate to say now that the eagerness with which some of our leaders, including some of the very heads of the Church rush in to print to air their views, which a re frequently hastily prepared and not wholly sustained by either law, equity or fact, does for more harm taan if the controversy were Stokes—Davenport It is a faet in his* Zion Church not entered into at all.. And then when c ur feelings get the better of our jucgment, all that we write is more oi lees harmful. I would really advise, whether heeded or not, that further controversy concerning issues already raised be relegated to-the forth-coming meeting of the Board of Bishopi i, where said issue can be more fairly joined, and there will be a greater possibility of its fair and equitalle adjustment. And for the sake of the whole Church and race, Editor Smith, please furnish no fur* Ither pxoof of Frederick Douglass not being i Zion Methodist. He said so knd no living soul has the right to dWputt him. At our Centennial meting at Washington he boldly de clared it. on A r ms a it. i Y EEVAW. H DAVENPOBT. close of thoBe exercises one of onr dis tinguished prelates expressed a wish to the president of the Camp-meeting -Association that Zion day be contin ued. He received no definite or sat isfactorily answer, and there the mat ter rested. I know somewhat of the "beneficent ends which this day could be made to serve judiciously managed, especially as I contemplate the prob ably justifiable unearthly howls ema nating from our Educational Depart ment in particular, and other depart ments in general, and I therefore ad dressed the following communication to Dr. E. H. Stokes who is in Florida: “Dear Brother—You will remem ber that at the close of the prelimina ry Centennial celebration of the A. M. E. Zion church held in the audi torium last season, you could not see your way clear to give us a definite answer respecting a permanent “day” on the camp-meeting program. The entire church is grateful to you for giving it an opportunity last year to demonstrate what it was doing and to show what it might be able to do: and not knowing whether in hearing our request you have granted our pe tition, I was moved to write you. A half million people are interested in the day, and once assured that it is granted, in the joy of this delight they will bless your labors. We Wish to make it an Educational and Mis sionary day.” This letter was written on the 10th inst., and mailed to Weirsdale, Fla. From St. Augustine we received the following reply: “Dear Brother—Yours of the 10th inst. is at hand. Our program for Summer is full. The best thing I can do for the A. M. E. Zion Church is to give them Thursday September 2nd, or Friday September 3rd, plac ing you on Summer program the same as if before camp-meeting. Our camp meeting closes Tuesday, August 31st, and either one of these days come so near the close ot the camp-meeting, that it leaves you plenty of people from which you can call out, if you do as well as you did last year, a splendid audience: beside .every thing being out of the way gives the peo ple the full swing to attend to you. You can have 10:30 a. m. and 2:30 or 3 p. m. as you desire. This is as you had it last year. Send me word at the earliest opportunity which of these days yon will select.” Well the king’s business requireth haste, and as the letter was received on the 17th, on the 17th it was an swered in the following strain: “My Dear Brother—Your esteemed favor of the 15th is before me. Re plying permit me to thank you for granting us space on the camp-meet ing program; and also, to indicate, that, in my humble opinion of the two dates proposed, Thursday the 2nd is preferable: Trusting that the Florida atmosphere will recuperate your strength, I am, etc.” I have done without authority. If it please the church it can accept it ; IFirdbesTSOtvit can reject it. There will not be anything lost except lire postage that I have paid on the let ters transmitted to Dr. Stokes. The program last year was entirely too long, every speaker appearing to dis advantage. It will not increase the indellibility of the impression which a speaker desires to make, to allow himself to be lost in the thickest of his manuscript. Let those who write be able to read. Spelling is not ap preciated on the Ocean Grove plat form. Humor and wit are Bmiled at, but too much of it is condemned. A sermon would be greatly appreciated, that is, if it spiritual as well as able. My part of thiB work is ended. The board of Bishops will doubtless con sider the matter while they are in session at Charlotte. Asbury Park, N. J. Pleasant Reports. OPELIKA. DISTRICT CONFERENCE. The reports of the Opelika (Ala) district conference held in Aubnrn, Alabama, October 7th, showed great progress' along all lines. Several churches had been built and remod elled, souls saved, and more Sabbath schools using our literature. Rev. S. L. Peterson is the able and faithful Presiding Elder. His address wa^ fine, and he urged every minister and member to buy a picture of James Yarick and hang it up in their homes. There were raised for the year 1896, $1,388.96 for pastors, $371.56 for presiding elder, and $64.45 general funds; and $7 Cen tennial money, and $1 for the Stab. - Rev. 0. F. Brown. ZION AWAKE IN FLORIDA. Although upon the island of 'the far-off South, Zion is awake to every interest. Rev. J. H. Manley iB the man for Pensacola, Florida. New life seems to pervade the churches in this State. We havp had contagious diseases and storms and hurricanes to contend with lately. We raised $25.19 in our Children’s Day collec ■ tion. Now, Dr, Smith, Florida now they can hardly ‘wait for it to come. Write on. Yen will not be forgotten when the time come?. Rev. (f. W. Maize. Key TVest, Fla. ] ZION ENTERING OKLAHOMA. Presiding Elder Q. W. Beaird said in his district conferance not long since that the future for Zion in-Tex as and Oklahoma loots bright; that we have a good many Zion people in the latter place; that be organized one point there and t.ppointed Rev. Smith of Gnthrie to that work; and had also made Arrangements for an annual conference to be held there* He said he found 30 members at Vaco, Texas, without, a preacher. In order to build up Zion in theTfar West and Southwest, we need active young men with missionary money behind them. Rev. 3. J. Waker. Stoneham, Texas. Manager's .Column. THE S. S. GLEANER. The First Original Stnday- rhool Fa per Published for md by M. E. Zion C lurch. the A. EVERY PASTOR, SU PERINTENDENT, TEACHER A^D PROG 1ESSIVB MEM BER OF OUR SUNDAY-SCHOOLS SHOULD BECOMi: A CASH SUBSCRIBER AT ONCE. The grand army of young people belonging to and attending our Sun day-schools no longer have to sit and pine because of the lack of a breezy, newsy paper for Sunc ay-school lovers and workers. J The Sunday-schori Department has launched a monthly called the Sunday-School Gleaner published at the following rates : 100 copies per year to oi e address 15c each 20c 25c 30c 35c 40c 45c 50 cents. Single copy for one year, 500 Cash Subscrllters At Once. The schools need not hesitate; the Gleaner has come to stay. Let 500 persons at once send in their cash subscriptions. Don’ ; ask us to send the paper to you wit hout the money. We shall keep no open accounts with any person for the Gleaner. It is too cheap for any one to ask for credit, bo we have decided to fend it to no one without the money cash in advance. Remember that the Gleaner is edited, set up, printed, folded and mailed by colored parsons on a press belonging to the Publication House. Everything about it from beginning to end is done by colored persons. So then, if you wsnt to appreciate Negro talent, enterprise and indus try, send us your subscription at once. Address all subscriptions to the A. M. JL-Zion- Sanday-sfiiool Department, Charlotte, N. C. . j. THE STAR SUPPLEMENT. Have you seen it ? Do you like it? Wouldn’t you like ;‘or your neighbor to have one?' Welt, then, just send the Manager 10 (tents and he will send him or her one at once. No need asking him to send it without the dime; it cannot be done. The Sup plement cost the Manager over $30, and those who detire an extra copy must remit a dime for the same. We have on hand 20C copies which we can roll nicely anc send and which will be in fine con diton for framing. Let Some One Persoi Do The Ordering. In ordering Sunday-school Litera ture will the pastors see to it that some one person c oes all the order ing ? It confuses us and delays or ders to have one person order and two or three othen sending money or writing about the literature. Very often no address is given at all, the person writing supposing that the Manager ought to know who he or she is, and ought also to know that he or she is referring to a certain in dividual, when the Manager or his clerk has no idea of such a person. Hereafter, brethren, let the superin tendent or secre tary or some good plain writer send After all the litera ture and avoid no much confusion and often misunderstanding. At the req nest of Beveral of the bishops notice is hereby given that the next meeting of the Board of Bishops and other Connectional Boards will meet in Charlotte, N. C., the fifth Wednesday in March. - •' ' j *. •' 1 On Varick Endeavor, I BY THE PftESIOENT. Good Singing, Let All The People Sing. No Varijck Christian Endeayor So ciety need ever expect to make very much progress withoat the necessary supplies, each as topicrcards, pledge cards,' hymn- books, in fact every thing which belongs tc the Society. Singing constitutes an mportant part of any religious services. - Let the people sing and sing with the spirit and the understanding. Sometica# a sermon is in the hymn. A good plan would be to vary the meetings somewhat by diverting from the top ic under consideration and speak on the sentiment of the hymn. It may be just the. thing to reich some one’s heart. To some the hymn may be more appropriate than the subject. “Let all the people sinjj.” We have organized the Varick Christian Endeavor with 35 members enrolled. We expect to have over 100 soon. Rev. T. P. R. Moore. Maryville, Tenn.. Our Society is in a prosperous con dition. Our church : s doing much better since we organi zed a V. C. E. Atlanta, Ga. J. H. Wheeler. We have organized n Varick Chris tian Endeavor with about 30 mem bers. Find enclosed money for chai - ter and other necessary literature. Rev. W. B. Bowens. Troy, N. Y. I have got Chester on a boom for Christian Endeavor, of supplies. Chester, S. V. C. E. SOCIETY—ITS NEEDS. A charter, 25 cents; 50 pledge cards, 25 cents; 50 topic cards, 50 cents; constitution and by-laws, 5 cents; total $1.05. To understand the 0.. E. work more thoroughly, you need these books: .How, A Hand Book of Christian Endeavor Methods, 60 cents. Why, Reasons for Chris tian Endeavor Movement, 30 cents. Looking out on Life, by Pres. F. E. Clark, 75 cents When thou hast shut the door, by Wells, 60 cents. Any of the boobs an i literature will be sent to any one for the prices quoted. Address, Rev. J. B. Colbert, A. M., Varick C. E. Headquarters, 1114—6th Street, If. W., Washing ton, £>. C7. TOPIC FOR SUNI AY, MARCH 7. “Opportunities to So Good.” John iv. 5-16; 1 Cor. lx. 19-22. Mar. 1. Rebekah's opportunity. Gen. xxiT. 16-28. Mar. 2. Rabat's opportunity. Josh iL 1-22. Mar,.3. David’s opportunity. 2 Sam. ix. 1-13. Mar. 4. David’s frienls. 2 Sam. xvii. 22-29. Mar. 6. Boas and Ruth. Ruth ii. 1-17. Mar. & The barbarians. Acts xxvili. 1-10 Vebses.—I s. xxxiv. 19; Ixxxiv. 11; CXxi. 2; PfSVrihJS; 1G; xvL 8; Ecol. ix. 10; Matt. XX. 6, 7; T. i^Wi Johnii. 6; Rom. it 13; xiv. 18; Col. Hi. 23 ffeb. iv. 13, 16; Jas. i. 25; Peter iv. 12, 1£; 2 Tim>ix. 6.. LESSON THC COHTS. ' V Opportunities for do ng good come fre quently even in the hum blest life; and it is not the greatness of the deed so much as the loving sfffrlt prompting it that gains the re ward. Even a cup of old water in Jesus’ name shall not be unrewarded. Let us not whit for opportunities to come to us; we can make them if we will. Paul became all things to all nen, that he might by all means save some. Selections. I may not do much wltt all my care, But I surely may bleai a few ; The loving Jesus will give to me Some work of love to do. I may speak his name to the sorrowful As I journey by their side; To the sinful and deepa ring ones I may preach of the C rucifted. Some one has made the sweeping state ment that in these tlmei of incessant strug gle for self “everything Is branded with the dollar mark.” It behooves the young Chris tian, in this formative >eriod of his life, to rise above the sordid standard, and make his whole being, in thugs both large and small, one continued sa srifloe on the altar of the common good of humanity. Ohrist has not 9»anyi;reat deeds which he expects of us; but he aiks fidelity in the do ing of the little deeds, a hlch are within our accomplishment. The cup of cold water, the tear thi.t starts when an other’s heart is burdened, the word in sea son to him that is wear?—these are the ways in which Christ is glad to serve him........O thou divine Naearene, now crc woed beside the Father in heaven nake us to know the pewer and warmth of thine own divine helpfulness. - ~ ‘ C. E.Gospel Hymns.—102,121, 138, 235, 28, 76. 122, 123. Gospel Hymns.—1, I, 3, 4.—18, 21, 26, 97, 104, 122, 146. New Discipline Beady! The new Disciplii e containing all the new and revised lan s of the last General Conference held in Mobile, Alabama, is ready. The flexible imitation morocco oackis a beauty and sells for 60 cents— 60 prints to minister; i. The plainer board gi^le, 60 cents—45 cents to ministers. Svery minister, loci 1 preacher, exhorter, trustee, class leader in fact all the offici ary and members, siould procure a copy at once so as to know our laws. Pastors, persuade your mei ibers and officiary to .buy these books. I must raise $800 in the next therefore me out. order to Zion Book Hew York Have you sent to your in your several conferences notices of eubjects for the- Centehnial day in your conferences! I am afraid all of my colleagues are not notifying their men to get ready for their conference Centennial. Please do so, and send them the subjects before your con ferences meet in order to have creditable exercise. ICUREFITS When I My 1 cur® 1 do not m®aa merely to (top them for ( time end then hare them return again. 1 mean a radical cure. - I hare mad® th® disease of FITS, EPILEPSY or FALLING SICKNESS a life long (tody. I warrant my remedy to ear® the wont case® Because other® hare failed is no reason for not now receiving a oure. Send at one® for a treatise and a Free Bottle of my infallible remedy. Give Ex press and Postoffice address. m[.W.I.KEIE.F.IUtalttSt..ll«T«t Wonderful Discovery won in una nnntar. The only safe preparation in 1 make* curly Hair straight, a* Warranted harmless. Get the OZONIZED OX MARROW oomiomp. reparation in tbo world that - —— ‘ -- shown abOTjh asTOrtadisl "Made only by the OzonisedIOh Marrow Co. (formerly Back & Rnyner). Only M cento. Bold by deaden or oend ns SI.40 for throe bottles, express paid. Always Inclose a money order, as wo do not said goods C. O.D. SlKBSi’g?&i££lgt?St*S£SS?‘ Palmetto Industrial Institutes Union - South Carolina. Thorough instructions. Christian i mosphere. Expenses moderate, -oung men and women prepared for teachers, business and professional life. Rev. F. M. Archie, President. Rev S T. Meek, Vice President, Greenville College, Greenville, Tennessee. Both sexes. Thorough Instruction. Four Departments. Able and Expe rienced Faculty. Terms Reasonable. Third session opened September 2, 1896. For further information ad dress, Rev. R. A. Morrissey, A. M., President. - . PICTURES made as good as the best and as cheap as the cheapest by W HAYDEN J& Elegant frames can also be had by calling him Will I U ill 11 IWHpIWHb i un i THff 'EDI CINE OF KNOWN MERIT. SOLO EVERYWHERE ARTHUR PETKRAOO. LOVMWLU.KV. OEMBRAL AOfNTt. \ AGENTS WANTED—Fo r war In Cuba, toy Seno r Quesadt, Cuban representative at Washing - lngton. Endorsed by Caban patriots. In trs ■ mendoos demand. A bonanza for agents. On ly$1.60, big book, big commissions. Every body want, the only endorsed, reliable book. Outfits free. Credit given. Freight paid Drop all trash, and make $300 a month with War In Cu te. Address to-Say, Th* NATionAv BOOK CtoNCEBS. 362-366 Dearborn St Chicago. pAgent’s profits per month ■.prove It or pay forfeit. _ Icles Just out. A $1.60 __%f terms free. Try us. Sen, 28 Bond St., N.Y. LAW SCHOOL. John S. Leary, Attorney at Law, No 223 East Trade bt., Room No. 2, second iloor over Queen City Drug *tore. Practice in all the courts. Conveyancing a specialty. ONI: HUNDRED YEARS —OF THE— African Methodist Episcopal Zion Churrh, or' CENTENNIAL OF AFRICAN METHODISM BY BIEiHOP J.W HOOD,d d , jx n. Author of “The Negro In The Christian Pulpit ” This great book of nearly seven hundred pages, with an Introduction by Pi of. Wm. Howaid Day, A. M., D. D., 13 a new and more complete history of our Zion than has ever before been published The de- — scrtption of Zion’s early struggles and the subsequent Connectioual division, and the h story of the lives of the pioneers an,d executives of the church, from James Variek to *£ and including Alexanders Walters, is interesting and thrilling. The book is the result of ten years’ ef fort by Bishop Hood. Retail price $3, invariably cash. Liberal per centage to agents who make large sales On sale, at A. M E. Zion Concern, 363 Bleecker street, New York City, N Y ; and A. M. E. Zion Public*,tion House, Charlot'e, N. : EASTER! EASTER! Easter this year comes on the third Sunday in- April. It is- a .day of new ^ birth, new hopes and new aspirations. The viist valley of vision was *" where enveloped with gloom and despair uatil the mighty, triumphant rising of the Son of God broke the fetters of the tomb and threw open the gateway of life. Easter, in the African Methodist Episcopal Zion church has been set apart as a day on whi^h a collection is to be lilted for the Sunday-school De partment. The collection ought to be a good one for the department is in sore need. The very day itself ought to have an inspiring effect upon the churches and Sunday-schools throughout the Connection. $1,000 Dollars Needed $1,000 By some hook or crook on July 1, 1890 we found the department $85,000 in debt for printing and borrowed money. This amount the Superintendent has not been able to cancel, and because of that inability the department is badly hampered. In order, therefore, to cancel this indebtedness and to get the Department so it can do more efficient and satisfactory work we need andi must have $1,000 from Easter collections. Who says, Amen. Every School and Church tc the Front. In order to get the Department fully on its feet let every active, progressive and aggressive school and church in the Connection from Dan to Beersheba ;all up a handsome collection on Easter. • , Which one will win ? Prizes ! Just t*hat you want and need, and what you musthasa mi i . . i - 3* — — in ViirrVioof omminf nf all First The school sewHag-in the highest unomtjiLati^fVerlen dollar* will re ceive prizes as follows: —-' «ve prizes as iouows: . —■— To Pastor, Set of Matthew Henry’s Commentaries To Superintendent, a Fine Reference Bible - - - To School, a Library of 50 books - Second The School averaging highest according to.membership (total membership to be given): To Pastor, Set of Jamieson, Faucet and Brown’s Commentaries To Superintendent, one year’s subscription to Sunday School Time* and Sunday School Gleaner — - - ... ... To School, a Sunday-school Banner ....... Third The school averaging next highest (total membership to be given.): To Pastor, History A. M. E. Zion Church, by Bishop J. W. Hood To Superintendent, one year’s subscription to Varick Endeavorer, Zion lYumpet, and Missionary Herald or equivalent - - - ' - To School a fine Gong - - - $10.00 1.50 8.00 i>.00 1.50 3.00 Conditions. 1. A good effort must be made to help the Department by Pastor, Superin tendent and School. - 2. Money must be sent at once to the Superintendent of the Department. Rev. G. L. Blackwell, D. D., Charlotte, N, C. * . if - 3. All collections will be received and receipted with thanksibut no .collec tion sent in after May 18 will be considered in the race for a prize evenj though it excels other collections. 4. In each case the grand total membership in each school must be given. A failure to do this works a forfeiture of the right of the school to a prize. - 6. No collection will be published or the amount made public until after May 18. , 6. Blank form for remitting collection. ..........A. M. E. Zion Church at... Number of Scholars... Number of Officers and Teachers....Total membership. Amount of Easter money collected and sent $.1... Name of Pastor......... Name ofBuperintendent...,.......;... Money sent by.......When... .1897. This must be filled out in a plain, readable hand so as to avoid mistake izi name or amount. Easter Programs Free. In order to help the Sunday-schools both in their exercise and collection we have prepared a fine program for the occasion wh ich will^be' ready March 1. As theta are so many schools to furnish we have arranged to supply each- School with 6 copies only free of charge and all over that number the school needs, it will please send two cents pbb copy for the same, n order to enable us to meet the expense of sending programs through the mail. • Easter Punch Cards, Barrels and Gleaners. We have 5,000 {Easter punch cards on one cent each. Please send cash for these, of charge. We can also furnish collection cents eachor Tithe Gleaners at 80 cents. Let ns make this the
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